| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 21 – June 13, 1999 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Providence Bruins |
| Runner-up | Rochester Americans |
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The 1999 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 21, 1999.[1] The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and best-of-seven series for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 13, 1999, with the Providence Bruins defeating the Rochester Americans four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history.[2] Providence's Peter Ferraro won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.[3]
After the 1998–99 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, due to the uneven number of teams in the Western Conference, it was possible for the fifth-placed team in the Empire Division to crossover to the Mid-Atlantic Division. This could only happen if the fifth-placed team in the Empire Division earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the Mid-Atlantic Division. In this case, the fifth-placed team from the Empire Division would play in place of the fourth-placed team from the Mid-Atlantic Division in that part of the playoff bracket. The Providence Bruins were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Rochester Americans were the Western Conference regular season champions.[4]
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Lowell | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Saint John | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Saint John | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Fredericton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | St. John's | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Fredericton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Fredericton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Providence | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Worcester | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| New England Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Hartford | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Hartford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Springfield | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Adirondack | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Empire Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Hamilton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Albany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Hamilton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Philadelphia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Cincinnati | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Hershey | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
In each round the team that earned more points during the regular season receives home ice advantage, meaning they receive the "extra" game on home-ice if the series reaches the maximum number of games. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.[5]
| April 23 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 2 – 4 | Saint John Flames | Tsongas Arena | ||||
| April 24 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 3 – 4 | OT | Saint John Flames | Tsongas Arena | |||
| April 28 | Saint John Flames | 6 – 4 | Lowell Lock Monsters | Harbour Station | ||||
| Saint John won series 3 – 0 | |
| April 23 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 4 – 7 | Fredericton Canadiens | Memorial Stadium | ||||
| April 25 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 2 – 4 | Fredericton Canadiens | Memorial Stadium | ||||
| April 27 | Fredericton Canadiens | 2 – 3 | OT | St. John's Maple Leafs | Aitken Centre | |||
| April 29 | Fredericton Canadiens | 1 – 2 | St. John's Maple Leafs | Aitken Centre | ||||
| May 1 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 2 – 3 | Fredericton Canadiens | Memorial Stadium | ||||
| Fredericton won series 3 – 2 | |
| April 23 | Providence Bruins | 4 – 1 | Worcester IceCats | Providence Civic Center | ||||
| April 24 | Providence Bruins | 3 – 1 | Worcester IceCats | Providence Civic Center | ||||
| April 30 | Worcester IceCats | 5 – 3 | Providence Bruins | Worcester's Centrum Centre | ||||
| May 1 | Worcester IceCats | 3 – 6 | Providence Bruins | Worcester's Centrum Centre | ||||
| Providence won series 3 – 1 | |
| April 23 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 2 – 1 | Springfield Falcons | Hartford Civic Center | ||||
| April 24 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 5 – 2 | Springfield Falcons | Hartford Civic Center | ||||
| April 30 | Springfield Falcons | 2 – 6 | Hartford Wolf Pack | Springfield Civic Center | ||||
| Hartford won series 3 – 0 | |
| April 21 | Rochester Americans | 3 – 2 | OT | Adirondack Red Wings | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | |||
| April 23 | Rochester Americans | 5 – 2 | Adirondack Red Wings | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
| April 24 | Adirondack Red Wings | 1 – 2 | Rochester Americans | Glens Falls Civic Center | ||||
| Rochester won series 3 – 0 | |
| April 22 | Albany River Rats | 3 – 4 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Pepsi Arena | ||||
| April 24 | Albany River Rats | 3 – 2 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Pepsi Arena | ||||
| April 28 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4 – 3 | Albany River Rats | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| April 30 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 – 3 | Albany River Rats | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| May 1 | Albany River Rats | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Hamilton Bulldogs | Pepsi Arena | |||
| Hamilton won series 3 – 2 | |
| April 22 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 4 – 3 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | First Union Center[1] | ||||
| April 24 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 5 – 2 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | First Union Center[1] | ||||
| April 25 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | 2 – 5 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Cincinnati Gardens | ||||
| Philadelphia won series 3 – 0 | |
| April 23 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 2 – 3 | Hershey Bears | Rupp Arena | ||||
| April 24 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 5 – 3 | Hershey Bears | Rupp Arena | ||||
| April 28 | Hershey Bears | 0 – 2 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | Hersheypark Arena | ||||
| April 30 | Hershey Bears | 4 – 2 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | Hersheypark Arena | ||||
| May 2 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 2 – 0 | Hershey Bears | Rupp Arena | ||||
| Kentucky won series 3 – 2 | |
| May 5 | Fredericton Canadiens | 5 – 2 | Saint John Flames | Aitken Centre | ||||
| May 7 | Fredericton Canadiens | 6 – 4 | Saint John Flames | Aitken Centre | ||||
| May 9 | Saint John Flames | 3 – 7 | Fredericton Canadiens | Harbour Station | ||||
| May 12 | Saint John Flames | 2 – 5 | Fredericton Canadiens | Harbour Station | ||||
| Fredericton won series 4 – 0 | |
| May 5 | Providence Bruins | 5 – 4 | 2OT | Hartford Wolf Pack | Providence Civic Center | |||
| May 7 | Providence Bruins | 5 – 3 | Hartford Wolf Pack | Providence Civic Center | ||||
| May 8 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 4 – 5 | OT | Providence Bruins | Hartford Civic Center | |||
| May 10 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 1 – 2 | Providence Bruins | Hartford Civic Center | ||||
| Providence won series 4 – 0 | |
| May 5 | Rochester Americans | 3 – 1 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
| May 7 | Rochester Americans | 5 – 2 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
| May 8 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 – 1 | OT | Rochester Americans | Copps Coliseum | |||
| May 11 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 – 2 | Rochester Americans | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| May 14 | Rochester Americans | 3 – 1 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
| May 16 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 – 4 | Rochester Americans | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| Rochester won series 4 – 2 | |
| May 5 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 3 – 6 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | First Union Spectrum | ||||
| May 7 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 5 – 2 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | First Union Spectrum | ||||
| May 9 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 2 – 1 | OT | Philadelphia Phantoms | Rupp Arena | |||
| May 11 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 3 – 4 | OT | Philadelphia Phantoms | Rupp Arena | |||
| May 13 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 3 – 2 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Rupp Arena | ||||
| May 15 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 5 – 2 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | First Union Spectrum | ||||
| May 16 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 9 – 3 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | First Union Spectrum | ||||
| Philadelphia won series 4 – 3 | |
| May 19 | Providence Bruins | 6 – 3 | Fredericton Canadiens | Providence Civic Center | ||||
| May 21 | Providence Bruins | 6 – 3 | Fredericton Canadiens | Providence Civic Center | ||||
| May 23 | Fredericton Canadiens | 3 – 5 | Providence Bruins | Aitken Centre | ||||
| May 25 | Fredericton Canadiens | 4 – 1 | Providence Bruins | Aitken Centre | ||||
| May 27 | Fredericton Canadiens | 4 – 0 | Providence Bruins | Aitken Centre | ||||
| May 29 | Providence Bruins | 6 – 1 | Fredericton Canadiens | Providence Civic Center | ||||
| Providence won series 4 – 2 | |
| May 20 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 3 – 2 | OT | Rochester Americans | First Union Spectrum | |||
| May 22 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 5 – 2 | Rochester Americans | First Union Spectrum | ||||
| May 26 | Rochester Americans | 3 – 0 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
| May 28 | Rochester Americans | 6 – 1 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
| May 30 | Rochester Americans | 2 – 1 | OT | Philadelphia Phantoms | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | |||
| June 1 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 2 – 4 | Rochester Americans | First Union Spectrum | ||||
| Rochester won series 4 – 2 | |
| June 5 | Providence Bruins | 4 – 2 | Rochester Americans | Providence Civic Center | ||||
| June 6 | Providence Bruins | 6 – 0 | Rochester Americans | Providence Civic Center | ||||
| June 9 | Rochester Americans | 2 – 3 | 3OT | Providence Bruins | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | |||
| June 11 | Rochester Americans | 4 – 2 | Providence Bruins | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
| June 13 | Providence Bruins | 5 – 1 | Rochester Americans | Providence Civic Center | ||||
| Providence won series 4 – 1 | |
| Preceded by | Calder Cup playoffs 1999 |
Succeeded by |
